OT: Barbosa 9th fastest player in the NBA?

DirtyDez · Post #1 » by **DirtyDez** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:36 am

I'd put him at #2 behind Devin Harris. Can't argue w/ Derrick Rose at #1, that boy can fly... http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/pgStory?co ... to=9930738

MaryvalesFinest · Post #2 » by **MaryvalesFinest** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:39 am

He's the fastest player in the league, Fox sports writers are the worst I don't even read articles from that site. Speaking of Fox there news is the worst also :lol:

DirtyDez · Post #3 » by **DirtyDez** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 8:46 am

A lot of those players like Rondo, CP and Brooks might be quicker but in terms of the 'fastest' LB has to be top 2

LukasBMW · Post #4 » by **LukasBMW** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:32 pm

YUPPPPPPPPPPPPP

xcascadex · Post #5 » by **xcascadex** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 12:42 pm

I think Lebron James might be around as fast, and the fact that he's like 260 lbs makes it impossible to guard James. Barbosa should definitely be in Top5 at least not 9th.. People have called him the fastest player in the NBA before..

Sun Scorched · Post #6 » by **Sun Scorched** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 2:12 pm

Harris & Barbosa are the fastest in the NBA.

No one is faster in-game, end-to-end, than those two. Others may have more lateral quickness and better handles to capitalize off of it (Paul, Rose, Parker), but Devin & Leandro are unmatched for speed.

Post #7 » by **lilfishi22** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 2:55 pm

xcascadex wrote:I think Lebron James might be around as fast, and the fact that he's like 260 lbs makes it impossible to guard James. Barbosa should definitely be in Top5 at least not 9th.. People have called him the fastest player in the NBA before..

Lebron has chased down Barbs before on a one-on-one fast break, don't remember if he blocked Barbs or not but he's definitely done it on more than one occasion I can remember.

Lebron is just a freak.

statisback · Post #8 » by **statisback** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:41 pm

Lebron is not the 3rd fastest in the NBA. Thats a joke. He is super athletic. But he isnt faster than Barbosa or Nate Robinson. Geez!

WTFsunsFTW · Post #9 » by **WTFsunsFTW** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:04 pm

Barbosa doesnt change speed to dribble. No one else in the game that I have seen can maintain speed like him.

toucansma · Post #10 » by **toucansma** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:50 pm

Barbosa is by far the fastest. Watch him do a layup drill end to end. I am pretty sure on one of the telecasts during the D'Antoni years,they measured his end to end speed and it was crazy. I know we are homers, but still... Nate Robinson is slower and Lebron. Devin Harris is right there, like 1A I think.

JohnVancouver · Post #11 » by **JohnVancouver** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:48 am

toucansma wrote:Barbosa is by far the fastest. Watch him do a layup drill end to end. I am pretty sure on one of the telecasts during the D'Antoni years,they measured his end to end speed and it was crazy. I know we are homers, but still... Nate Robinson is slower and Lebron. Devin Harris is right there, like 1A I think.

I once ran the tape back on a fastbreak with Leandro and it was ridiculous - like 3.something.
Just stupid fast - I had to run it a bunch of times. The ball hit the ground about twice and leandro finished on the dribble
No homer - kid is faster than about anyone

Sun Scorched · Post #12 » by **Sun Scorched** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:48 pm

Barbosa's Top Ten Plays

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD5q9bf48uI

Personally, I like #9 the most.

LV-Suns · Post #13 » by **LV-Suns** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:50 pm

Yahoo NBA is running a poll about this. LB is so far leading the poll with 24% of the votes.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_d ... nba,183600

Post #14 » by **Qwigglez** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:58 pm

LV-Suns wrote:Yahoo NBA is running a poll about this. LB is so far leading the poll with 24% of the votes.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_d ... nba,183600

Wow Lebron is catching up.

Nando88 · Post #15 » by **Nando88** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:03 am

Qwigglez wrote:
LV-Suns wrote:Yahoo NBA is running a poll about this. LB is so far leading the poll with 24% of the votes.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_d ... nba,183600

Wow Lebron is catching up.

just cuz he's lebron...